# NetHack Copyright (c) NetHack PC Development Team 1993, 1996, 1999 # NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. # # A '#' at the beginning of a line means the rest of the line is a comment. # # Some options MUST be set in this file, other options can be toggled while # playing. For a list of options available see the file. If # the game plays slowly you might notice some improvement by setting # !time and !showexp, which will reduce screen I/O somewhat. # # To change the configuration, comment out the unwanted lines, and # uncomment the configuration you want. # # Note: For blind players, please use the file NHAccess.nh as a template. # # *** OPTIONS *** # # The three options on this line should be used for most setups. # If your machine isn't very IBM-compatible, and NetHack doesn't work, # try commenting out this line. OPTIONS=rawio,BIOS,IBMgraphics # To use VGA graphical tiles on an MS-DOS PC with VGA or better,uncomment # this: #OPTIONS=video:autodetect # Some versions of NetHack use the pc speaker to play the notes given when # playing music instruments in NetHack. To use this feature, if available, # uncomment the following line: #OPTIONS=soundcard:autodetect # If your machine is NEC PC-9800, use: #OPTIONS=rawio,BIOS,video:default # If you use an Atari and want tty use: #OPTIONS=windowtype:tty,rawio,BIOS # Some options to set personal preferences. Uncomment and change these to # suit your personal preference. If several people are to use the same # configuration, options like these should not be set. # #OPTIONS=name:Janet,role:Valkyrie,race:Human,gender:female,align:lawful #OPTIONS=dogname:Fido,catname:Morris,fruit:guava #OPTIONS=horsename:Silver #OPTIONS=autopickup,pickup_types:$"=/!?+ #OPTIONS=packorder:")[%?+/=!(*0_` #OPTIONS=scores:10 top/2 around/own #OPTIONS=nolegacy,noverbose #OPTIONS=menustyle:traditional # If you wish to change the symbol used to display boulders use: OPTIONS=boulder:0 # # General options. You might also set "silent" so as not to attract # the boss's attention. # # number_pad option can have an optional value of 0 (off), 1 (on), # or 2(on,legacy-mode) which causes 5='g', alt-5='G', alt-0='I' # OPTIONS=time,noshowexp,number_pad:2,lit_corridor # Treat space bar as rest. Warning: may be dangerous for new players. # OPTIONS=rest_on_space # # If you want to get rid of "use #quit to quit..." use: #OPTIONS=suppress_alert:3.3.1 # # # *** LOCATIONS *** # Some platforms allow you to change the location where various things are kept. # IMPORTANT: If you change any of these locations, the directories they # point at must exist. NetHack will not create them for you. # # The default location for everything. # Note: On Windows HACKDIR defaults to the location # of the NetHack.exe or NetHackw.exe file so # setting HACKDIR below to override that is # not usually necessary or recommended. #HACKDIR=c:\games\nethack # # The location that level files in progress are stored (default=HACKDIR, writeable) #LEVELDIR=c:\nethack\levels # # The location where saved games are kept (default=HACKDIR, writeable) #SAVEDIR=c:\nethack\save # # The location that bones files are kept (default=HACKDIR, writeable) #BONESDIR=c:\nethack\save # # The location that file synchronization locks are stored (default=HACKDIR, writeable) #LOCKDIR=c:\nethack\levels # # The location that a record of game aborts and self-diagnosed game problems # is kept (default=HACKDIR, writeable) #TROUBLEDIR=c:\nethack\trouble # # *** CHARACTER GRAPHICS *** # # See the on-line help or the Guidebook for which symbols are in which # positions. # # If you merely set the IBMgraphics option as above, NetHack will use IBM # extended ASCII for dungeon characters. If you don't like the selections, # you can make up your own via these graphics options, but you should still # set IBMgraphics if you are using IBM graphics characters to get the correct # processing. # # ================================================ # The defaults using the IBM graphics character set: #DUNGEON = 032 179 196 218 191 192 217 197 193 194 \ # 180 195 250 254 254 043 043 240 241 250 \ # 176 177 243 242 060 062 095 124 092 035 \ # 244 247 250 247 250 250 035 035 032 035 \ # 247 # # ================================================ # Some alternatives: #DUNGEON= 032 186 205 201 187 200 188 206 202 203 \ # 185 204 249 239 239 254 254 240 241 249 \ # 177 177 060 062 060 062 095 124 092 035 \ # 244 247 249 247 042 042 179 196 046 035 \ # 247 # #TRAPS= 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 \ # 094 094 094 094 094 034 094 094 094 094 \ # 094 094 # ================================================ # Here is a recommendation sent in by Michael Feir # for use by blind NetHack players. # #DUNGEON= 032 124 045 124 124 124 124 045 045 045 \ # 124 124 046 045 124 043 043 046 035 035 \ # 060 062 060 062 095 092 035 126 126 126 \ # 126 042 042 035 035 032 035 126 # #TRAPS= 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 \ # 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 \ # 094 094 # #EFFECTS= 124 095 092 047 042 033 041 040 \ # 048 035 064 042 \ # 047 045 092 058 058 092 045 047 \ # 047 045 092 058 032 058 092 045 047 # ================================================ # Example using the DEC Rainbow/ANSI line-drawing character set: # # If you have compiled with TERMLIB, merely set the DECgraphics option as # above. NetHack will then switch into the VTxxx line-drawing character set # (aka ANSI ruling character set '0') for dungeon characters. If you don't # like the selections, you can make up your own via the graphics options, # adding 128 to the value of any line-drawing character you want to use. # (But you should still set DECgraphics to get the correct processing.) # ================================================= # *** VIDEOCOLORS AND VIDEOSHADES *** # # While playing on NEC PC-9800, default game display may be difficult to # read. Try following setting. # #OPTIONS=videocolors:4-2-6-1-5-3-4-2-6-1-5-3,videoshades:normal-normal-normal # # DEC Rainbows will hang if rawio is set, so they should instead use: #OPTIONS=BIOS,DECgraphics